Tekla Capital Management co-led the Series C round for the orthopaedic implants company, which is backed by SR One, the corporate venturing unit of UK-based healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline.

Celgene-backed GlobeImmune's flotation is still pending, as of this article, having been reportedly delayed last week.

"There's a whole world of innovation out there outside of social media. It's a huge growth area, but we're investing a lot of money in life sciences," said Google Ventures managing partner William Maris to news provider CNBC.

Gilde Healthcare Partners leads a $17m series D round for iWalk using its healthcare fund set up in partnership with minority stakeholder Royal Philips Electronics, a Netherlands-based technology conglomerate.

Boston Scientific Corporation acquires pioneer firm in coronary artery disease treatment, Bridgepoint Medical, for an undisclosed sum in a bid to beef up their cardiology portfolio.

Foundation Medicine ploughs ahead with series B financing round drawing investments from life science research firm WuXi Apptech, asset management firm CIFC and previous backers Google Ventures, and Roche Venture Fund amongst others.

The early stage medical development company raises the funds with backing from Kaiser Permanente and various venture firms.

F. Hoffmann La Roche was joined backing Ccam Biotherapeutics by Arkin Holdings, a drug specialist and manufacturer.

The bank backed Business Growth Fund, established to help fast growing small and medium sized UK businesses, invests in two companies, SkyDox and Shuropody.